Dental compact



July 19, 1949. E.IE..SMIITH ET AL. 6,

DENTAL COMPACT Filed July 5, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A'ITD R N EYE July 19, 1949. E. E. SMITH ET AL 2,476,636.

' I DENTAL COMPACT I Filed July 5, 1947 2 Shegts-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. E/Azaef E Smzt 8;

MK! 0. S at/L A'TTU RN EYB Patented July 19, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE BEN'BZYZZZLAGE Elizabeth E Smith. and w l G Smith Bittsburgh;

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This invention relates ta a dentat compact. closure element animated to;- an intermediate no Itt an. Qbiect. oi the present. atten ion; to sitiani.

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mearement is: alt that is necessary to expose Bleierring new to. the figures; L5, represents an or reiease the brush: home the: com act easing outer casing havin a opening t th rein. and; tn preside access; to the same so that the litho lcw member or. ciosliraslecve I1; is. disposed power or liquid or paste can. DB1 positioned to: within, thaws); l i m l ll be demsitedi upon; the; bunch. Eli ther in: to the end. of" the. anine Hi here Other objects of present invention are to connected 81, m shaipfidi tum handle L9, hav provide a dental compact which is inexpensive mg serrations -EQQIL. 'Eh t Qimofi fi n 0i to manufacture and em'eient in operation. the hq l Qw mnlilbni ll has an pening 2'. t le- E01; other meets and. ten eeetten merstandit h ah te m. extends nui. up 22 ing of the invention, referenc may e h d t As the ou er casing LS; iota alala adiusted on the the following detailed. description taken in conoll w member 1. 5 openings; I46, and it. can nection with the accompanying drawing, in be into registry with 0118 thtl; 91. be; put, i out of registr with one another to either Open Lia-aside elevational: view of the compact 3% the. empi 9!: c nse he; The hollow with the tooth. brush. extended out of the. same m s I 1 1s m the orm at an nn r ca in with; the holderv or enmpacti being retained Th9 K1911? 111 mm 0 inne (28 m ll: has up between he; fingersot the two hands. i flnt-nteiections 2A- and 25 having down-.. Fig, 2iisza top. plan view'l'ookingy into the open- W m PQEtm Z5: tween l h ing from which th t t has e sir m xfimded a-tootbibrushelemenml. Thistooth tended. brush element is connected between the portions. Fig: 3- is a cross-sectinna-L' view taken on. line- 2.6. bit a P &= t hat it he; pivoted 3-4 of a. itema position witiun the; inn r cas-mg; I?! to Fig; 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line a W Q amt P 115%? as? 33 of Fig. 2 but with the tooth brush pivoted r5135}- 133111 E c into the casing and the tooth powder container when b13513 emem" Emitqated through the end of the outer casing, the outer zg gfig a posmon to deposlt powder upon casing can be drawn over the pivot end of the brush element to retain the brush element against pivotal displacement on the pin 28.

Fixed to the portions and extending laterally across the bottom edges of the same, is

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view with portions broken away to show the interior of the easing and with the brush extended and with the finger upon the powder container to effect a slida slide guide or cover member 3| into which is mQVement of the sameslid a container 32 having tooth paste or powder g. 6 is a d View Of the casing with the 33. When the container 32 is slid to the posiclo ure e e in e closed positiontion shown in Fig. 4, the brush can be pivoted Fig. '7 is an end view of the compact with the into the container to pick up the powder or paste closure element adjusted to a fully open potherewithin. The container has an upwardly and sition forwardly extending projection 34 which extends Fig. 8 is an end view of the compact with the over the top of the guide member 3| when the A stop 38 on the end of the casing limits the rotative movement of the closure sleeve. This stop as shown in Fig. 6, is engaged when the sleeve is in the closed position and as shown in Fig. 7, is engaged when the sleeve is in the fully opened position.

Referring now to Figs. 11, 12 and 13, there is shown in lieu of the powder container 32, a liquid container 44 having-a small hole 42 in one end of the same through which liquid is dispensed. This container is carried in a cup-shaped retainer 43 which has a projection or a U-shaped portion 44 extending over a pin 45 on which it is hinged. Between the: pin and the bottom of the member 43 is a spring 46 urging the cupshaped retaining member 43 forwardly. Within the outer casing is a member 41 having a closure cap 48 into which the end of the container 4! having the hole 42 is extended after first compressing the spring 46 to permit the passage of the container 4! by the flange as indicated at 49 on the cap 48.

When the liquid container 4! is to be put in use, it is hinged out of the member 41 to a raised position as shown in Fig. 12 so as to receive the brush 2! and to deposit liquid thereon upon the brush being inverted. The member 41 or carriage can he slid with the container 4! to a forwardmost position in the same manner that the container 32 is slid forwardly so that the brush portion of the brush element 21 can be pivoted downwardly into the outer casing and theclosure member extended thereover.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

' We claim:

1. A dental compact comprising an inner casing having an opening, an outer casing rotatably adjustable on the inner casing and forming a closure for the opening in the inner casing, a tooth brush element connected to the inner casing to be pivoted through the opening of the outer casing to a stored position therewithin and to an extended position from the end of the casing, a container within the inner casing and connected to the same for axial sliding movement from one end thereof to the other end and into a position whereby the brush can receive dental '4 material thereon, and wherein the container can he slid to an out-of-use position to permit the insertion of the brush element into the compact without engaging the container, said outer casing being adjustable over the brush element when in its extended position to retain it against in- Ward pivotal adjustment when in use so that the casings may be used as a handle for the brush element.

2. A dental compact as defined in claim 1 and means for mounting the container bearing the dental material within the casings comprising a. carriage member, said container being of a type adapted to dispense a liquid and having a hole in one end, means for connecting the container to the carriage for pivotal adjustment from a position within the casings to a position extended through the casing openings to deposit dental fluid 'on a brush, and a cover on the carriage and adapted to close the end of the container when pivoted into the casings. 3. A dental compact as defined in claim 1 and means for mounting the container bearing the dental material within the casings comprising a carriage member, said container being of a type adapted to dispense a liquid and having a hole in one end, means for connecting the container to the carriage for pivotal adjustment from a position within the casings to a position extended through the casing openings to deposit dental fluid on a brush, a cover on the carriage and adapted to close the end of the container when pivoted into the casings, and said means for connecting the container to the carriage for pivotal movement including a U-shaped member, a. pin extended through the U-shaped member, and a spring surrounding the U-shaped member and adapted to react against the pin to urge the end of the container against the closure member on the carriage.

ELIZABETH E. SMITH. WILL 0. SMITH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,168,689 Smith et a1 Aug. 8, 1939 2,240,876 Waterud May 6, 1941 2,247,003 Smith et a] June 26, 1941 2,391,651 Smith et a1 Dec. 25, 1945 2,399,660 Boulicault May 7, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 576,017 France May 5, 1924 631,169 France Dec. 15, 1927 

